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[Digital BW] Re: B&W Chromogenics

2003-01-13 by Steven Karafyllakis <stevek@evcom.net>

Loris, I've only used it once or twice several years ago, but if I 
remember, it handles in the darkroom very much like a B&W film. The 
color is not a problem, and it was fairly easy to print. 

Steve K
-- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Loris Medici" 
<lorism@t...> wrote:
> 
> Steven, thanks to prevent confusion... What is your experience 
with XP2?
> I'm about to make a darkroom session with a friend's XP2 negatives 
and
> would like to be prepared against possible troubles.
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Steven Karafyllakis <stevek@e...> 
> > [mailto:stevek@e...] 
> > Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 2:49 PM
> > To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [Digital BW] Re: B&W Chromogenics
> > 
> > >  I've read somewhere in the web
> > > that the main difference between these two films is that TCN400
> > > has an orange mask but Portra base is clear.
> > 
> > I wish that were true... I have a roll of each on my light 
table, 
> > ...
> > it very difficult to print anything that is contrasty. That 
isn't a 
> > problem with scanning however, both films scan quite well.

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